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40
Citations
5904
World Ranking
3946
National Ranking
985

Best Publications

  • Lignin content in natural Populus variants affects sugar release.

    Michael H. Studer;Jaclyn D. DeMartini;Mark F. Davis;Robert W. Sykes

  • Antisense Down-Regulation of 4CL Expression Alters Lignification, Tree Growth, and Saccharification Potential of Field-Grown Poplar

    Steven L. Voelker;Barbara Lachenbruch;Frederick C. Meinzer;Michael Jourdes

  • Comparative genome analysis of lignin biosynthesis gene families across the plant kingdom

    Zhanyou Xu;Dandan Zhang;Jun Hu;Jun Hu;Xin Zhou

  • Overexpression of a BAHD Acyltransferase, OsAt10, Alters Rice Cell Wall Hydroxycinnamic Acid Content and Saccharification

    Laura E. Bartley;Matthew L. Peck;Sung Ryul Kim;Berit Ebert;Berit Ebert

  • Quantitative genetic analysis of biomass and wood chemistry of Populus under different nitrogen levels

    Evandro Novaes;Luis Osorio;Derek R. Drost;Brianna L. Miles

  • Sugar release and growth of biofuel crops are improved by downregulation of pectin biosynthesis

    Ajaya K. Biswal;Ajaya K. Biswal;Melani A. Atmodjo;Melani A. Atmodjo;Mi Li;Mi Li;Holly L. Baxter;Holly L. Baxter

  • Identification and overexpression of gibberellin 2-oxidase (GA2ox) in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for improved plant architecture and reduced biomass recalcitrance

    Wegi A. Wuddineh;Wegi A. Wuddineh;Mitra Mazarei;Mitra Mazarei;Jiyi Zhang;Charleson R. Poovaiah;Charleson R. Poovaiah

  • Association genetics of traits controlling lignin and cellulose biosynthesis in black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa, Salicaceae) secondary xylem.

    Jill L. Wegrzyn;Andrew J. Eckert;Minyoung Choi;Jennifer M. Lee

  • Significance of Lignin S/G Ratio in Biomass Recalcitrance of Populus trichocarpa Variants for Bioethanol Production

    Chang Geun Yoo;Alexandru Dumitrache;Wellington Muchero;Jace Natzke

  • Downregulation of GAUT12 in Populus deltoides by RNA silencing results in reduced recalcitrance, increased growth and reduced xylan and pectin in a woody biofuel feedstock

    Ajaya K Biswal;Ajaya K Biswal;Zhangying Hao;Zhangying Hao;Sivakumar Pattathil;Sivakumar Pattathil;Xiaohan Yang

  • Enhanced Characteristics of Genetically Modified Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for High Biofuel Production

    Hui Shen;Charleson R Poovaiah;Charleson R Poovaiah;Angela Ziebell;Angela Ziebell;Timothy J Tschaplinski

  • Chemical profiles of switchgrass.

    Zhoujian Hu;Robert Sykes;Mark F. Davis;E. Charles Brummer

  • Evaluating the effect of potassium on cellulose pyrolysis reaction kinetics

    Anna Trendewicz;Robert Evans;Robert Evans;Abhijit Dutta;Robert Sykes

  • High-Throughput Screening of Plant Cell-Wall Composition Using Pyrolysis Molecular Beam Mass Spectroscopy

    Robert Sykes;Matthew Yung;Evandro Novaes;Matias Kirst

  • Two‐year field analysis of reduced recalcitrance transgenic switchgrass

    Holly L. Baxter;Holly L. Baxter;Mitra Mazarei;Mitra Mazarei;Nicole Labbe;Lindsey M. Kline

  • Rapid Assessment of Lignin Content and Structure in Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Grown Under Different Environmental Conditions

    David G. J. Mann;Nicole Labbé;Robert W. Sykes;Kristen Gracom

  • ORIGINAL RESEARCH: Lignocellulose recalcitrance screening by integrated high-throughput hydrothermal pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification

    Michael J. Selig;Melvin P. Tucker;Robert W. Sykes;Kristen L. Reichel

  • High-resolution genetic mapping of allelic variants associated with cell wall chemistry in Populus

    Wellington Muchero;Jianjun Guo;Jianjun Guo;Stephen P DiFazio;Jin-Gui Chen

  • Genome-wide association study reveals putative regulators of bioenergy traits in Populus deltoides.

    Annette M. Fahrenkrog;Leandro G. Neves;Márcio F. R. Resende;Ana I. Vazquez

  • Down-regulation of p -coumaroyl quinate/shikimate 3′-hydroxylase (C3′H) and cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H) genes in the lignin biosynthetic pathway of Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis leads to improved sugar release

    Robert W. Sykes;Erica L. Gjersing;Kirk Foutz;William H. Rottmann

  • Within tree variability of lignin composition in Populus

    Robert Sykes;Bob Kodrzycki;Gerald A Tuskan;Kirk Foutz

  • Chemical, ultrastructural and supramolecular analysis of tension wood in Populus tremula x alba as a model substrate for reduced recalcitrance

    Marcus Foston;Christopher A. Hubbell;Reichel Samuel;Seokwon Jung

  • Identification and Molecular Characterization of the Switchgrass AP2/ERF Transcription Factor Superfamily, and Overexpression of PvERF001 for Improvement of Biomass Characteristics for Biofuel.

    Wegi A. Wuddineh;Wegi A. Wuddineh;Mitra Mazarei;Mitra Mazarei;Geoffrey B. Turner;Geoffrey B. Turner;Robert W. Sykes;Robert W. Sykes

  • Field-grown miR156 transgenic switchgrass reproduction, yield, global gene expression analysis, and bioconfinement

    Chelsea R. Johnson;Reginald J. Millwood;Reginald J. Millwood;Yuhong Tang;Jiqing Gou

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark F. Davis
Mark F. Davis National Renewable Energy Laboratory
C. Neal Stewart
C. Neal Stewart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Stephen R. Decker
Stephen R. Decker National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Gerald A. Tuskan
Gerald A. Tuskan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Arthur J. Ragauskas
Arthur J. Ragauskas University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Richard A. Dixon
Richard A. Dixon University of North Texas
Timothy J. Tschaplinski
Timothy J. Tschaplinski Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Zeng-Yu Wang
Zeng-Yu Wang Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yunqiao Pu
Yunqiao Pu Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Sivakumar Pattathil
Sivakumar Pattathil University of Georgia

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